ScRNA-seq and differential expression analyses of metastatic melanoma cells before, during and after tumour escape
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INSTRUMENT(S): Illumina HiSeq 3000
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Jacqueline Tearle
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-11722 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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